Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced The Elder Scrolls® Online, an MMO in development at ZeniMax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online will be the first Elder Scrolls game to allow gamers to explore the legendary Elder Scrolls world with others.

The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac under the leadership of industry veteran Matt Firor, who has spent the last two decades working in online game development. Details about the game are revealed in an exclusive cover story in Game Informer®'s June issue, which ships to subscribers and newsstands this month.

"We have been working hard to create an online world in which players will be able to experience the epic Elder Scrolls universe with their friends, something fans have long said they wanted," said Matt Firor, game director of The Elder Scrolls Online. "It will be extremely rewarding finally to unveil what we have been developing the last several years. The entire team is committed to creating the best MMO ever made - and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."

Kastagir wrote on May 3, 2012, 21:15:I have plenty of disdain for MMOs, but I admit to being curious to see what this ends up looking like since it won't be developed on console hardware. Just looking, of course. I wouldn't play it since, you know, you have to deal with people.

Well it's the same engine as SW:TOR (Hero Engine), so I wouldn't expect too much... especially after the company that made the engine killed their own MMO Project, and is barely alive.